On Being Free

Posted on November 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

Freedom

Thought for the Week

You can never be free

in the future.

You can only be free

in the present.

But take heart—

it’s always the present.

~MT~

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28 Responses to On Being Free

  1. trE says:
    November 8, 2021 at 11:48 am

    I really, really like this, Mitch. Thank you for sharing it.

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  2. ejstoo says:
    November 8, 2021 at 11:50 am

    Nice 🙂

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  3. Rita Sommers-Flanagan says:
    November 8, 2021 at 11:54 am

    As the existentialists say, we have a statue of liberty on the east coast, but we need a statue of responsibility on the west coast to balance the dialectic. We are indeed free–free to choose to love, make sacrifices, be humble, compassionate, patient, and kind. Thanks, Mitch.

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  4. Liz Gauffreau says:
    November 8, 2021 at 12:13 pm

    Very encouraging!

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  5. elahministriesinc says:
    November 8, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    There is no tomorrow so you are absolutely correct. Only the present. Love this.

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  7. Tennis and Trisomy 21 says:
    November 8, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    I’m keeping this in the forefront of my mind when I have important meetings this week: Stay in the Present!

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  8. Liz says:
    November 8, 2021 at 1:42 pm

    Timely and true. thank you 🙂

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  9. murisopsis says:
    November 8, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    That time is fluid and slippery never ceases to amaze. As soon as a breath is taken we have leapt from past to future but never leave the present!

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  11. Nancy Ruegg says:
    November 8, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    I’m looking forward to the day in the future when we WILL experience freedom at a whole new level–when we get to heaven!

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  12. Half a Soul says:
    November 8, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    Beautiful thought and much needed for me today, as I felt constantly peppered by demands on my attention from without and within. Thanks!

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  13. Rocky says:
    November 8, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Thanks Mitch,

    Reposted on my FB wall

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  14. CommonSenseTom says:
    November 9, 2021 at 2:56 am

    Hi Mitch! Your wisdom reminds me of Eleanor Roosevelt’s:

    “Tomorrow is a mystery.
    Today is a gift.
    That’s why we call it ‘The Present'”

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  15. valenciartist says:
    November 9, 2021 at 3:39 am

    Very well said!

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  16. Ann Coleman says:
    November 9, 2021 at 9:58 am

    That’s the truth!

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  17. My life so far says:
    November 9, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    Thanks Mitch 👍🏻

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  18. Abe Austin says:
    November 12, 2021 at 8:52 am

    The decision to be a better man tomorrow is only a decision to remain the same man today.

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